Yoga
Yoga is my only real hobby. 🧘♂️ It started with an accident and the following rehabilitation. 🚑 Today I know all the good reasons... 😌
Collection by Gerrit Eicker
breakingmuscle.com
Yoga and Meditation Boosts Executive Brain Function
2 min · · According to one expert, "Hatha yoga and mindfulness meditation both focus the brain’s conscious processing power on a limited number of targets like breathing and posing..." · Shared by 11, including Gerrit Eicker
The Atlantic
Why Schools Are Banning Yoga
6 min · · Mindfulness programs have become popular on K–12 campuses, but in some parts of the country concerns about religious intrusion keep the trend at bay. · Shared by 31, including Guy Kawasaki, Gerrit Eicker
The Guardian
When I could barely look in the mirror, hot yoga untangled my darkest thoughts
3 min · · It is controversial, repetitive and very sweaty, but a daily Bikram class repaired my body and soul, restoring my confidence · Shared by 18, including Gerrit Eicker
The New York Times
How Yoga Can Wreck Your Body
20+ min · · Popped ribs, brain injuries, blinding pain. Are the healing rewards worth the risks? · Shared by 29, including Howard Getson, Gerrit Eicker, Jane
medium.com
60 Days of Yoga — Habits of Introspection — Medium
4 min · · A before and after look at how I (so far) changed my life. · Shared by 79, including Alex Barrera, Julien Henzelin, Twitty, Wuzmann, ilaria defilippo, Gerrit Eicker, Andreia Costa 🇵🇹, Courtney Bolton ★
Quartz
People’s egos get bigger after meditation and yoga, says a new study
3 min · · So much for quieting your inner narcissist. · Shared by 70, including Esther Schindler, Gerrit Eicker, Mike Butcher, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Nando 💪🇦🇺🇦🇷, Guy Kawasaki, Ste Davies